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Augsburg - Fuggerei - Hangin' in the Projects

We ended our day in Augsburg at the Fuggerei, the world's oldest housing 'project'. Built in the early 1500s, the complex is still in use by those in need but also serves as a tourist attraction. Various saints and other Catholic icons are embedded in the walls.

We spotted the old water pump for the complex.

We continued along the lane past ivy covered houses.

Lovely fountains stood in the center.

A museum detailing the history of the complex sits in an old World War II bomb shelter. The complex also showcases a unit preserved as it would have been when the Fuggerei was built and another that shows how modern residents live. We finished our tour in the courtyard where we devoured a Sacher torte that we bought at Cafe Eber near the Rathaus.

There is nothing like a spot of chocolate to bring a weekend citybreak to a close.